The postponed stress test arrives tomorrow to WoW Forever! Beta servers will be turned off to facilitate the test, which is set to run for a “few” hours. We have the exact opening times for 9 time zones as well as instructions on how to get in. We also got the exact end time for the Forever Beta itself, as it will be shut down on October 23rd at 10:00 AM PDT! The launch date for the real thing is November 4th.
Remember, any WoW account can participate, regardless of Beta access, subscription, or game time!
Tomorrow, October 21, we will take the WoW Forever Beta offline and we will then open WoW Forever on its proper regional hardware.
| Date | Timezone | Stress Test Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 21 | CEST | 19:00 | 03:00 |
| October 21 | BST/IST | 18:00 | 02:00 |
| October 21 | EDT | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. |
| October 21 | CDT | 4:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| October 21 | PDT | 2:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| October 22 | NZDT | 10:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. |
| October 22 | AEDT | 8:00 a.m. | Noon |
| October 22 | Taipei | 5:00 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. |
| October 22 | Seoul | 6:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. |
Any player with a WoW account is eligible to play the WoW Forever Stress Test. No active subscription is needed.
How to Join
- Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date.
- Open the Battle.net desktop app and allow it to update if needed.
- Select World of Warcraft from the list of games.
- In the Game Version menu above the Play button, select World of Warcraft: Forever Stress Test under In Development, then select Install.
- Once installation is complete and the Stress Test begins, select Play and choose an available test realm.
- Create a new test character when available, enter the game, and join the test.
When we shut down the Stress Test, all Stress Test characters, including names, will be deleted and we will re-open the Beta.
We plan to close the WoW Forever Beta … forever at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Friday, October 23.
Thank you very much for joining us. We’ll see you there!
